Research team maintained sixth place Extel ranking with number one rankings in insurance and retail; third place in consumer goods; and seven top five rankings

Continued momentum in Puma Investments across the product range. Puma VCT 11 closed achieving the largest fundraising of its kind in the 2014/15 tax year

Brandenburg Realty raised €150 million and made its first residential property acquisition

Commenting on the results, Howard Shore, Executive Chairman, said:

“In a year when markets have faced considerable uncertainty – and continue to do so – the strength of our diversified business has been evident, enabling the Group to increase revenues and profitability whilst making targeted investments and remaining cost-conscious.

“We achieved significant progress across the Group, growing client advisory services and capabilities and reaping the benefits of earlier investments.

“The UK’s capital markets faced uncertainty ahead of the General Election and failed to recover in the second half of the year. These uncertainties have carried over into the first quarter of 2016, but our liquid balance sheet and robust business model enables us to take advantage of opportunities as they arise.”